Psalm 133 v. 1&3
"How wonderful, how beautiful, when brothers and sisters get along! Yes, that's where God commands the blessing and ordains eternal life."

Unity is the most essential element in a successful church. Unity doesn't mean conformity - because we're not all alike. Unity is HARMONY. There is diversity in harmony. Harmony is DIFFERENT notes BLENDED together that make a more beautiful sound than one note could ever make by itself. Harmony is a hard thing to learn. For me, it's easier to sing the lead note or main melody. I have to work a little harder at harmony. Sometimes I hear the harmony without much effort and sometimes I have to work at it or memorize it until I can remember how it's done.

We have to be careful not to impose our opinions at the expense of unity. Our opinions may differ but we can still blend those different "sounds" to create a beautiful harmony that will lead our church toward DESTINY!

I believe that as sure as we have a destiny, we also have an adversary and that before the church can GO anywhere, we have to have people who will STAY somewhere. It is so much easier to run away or retreat than press through hard things. It's easier to bike downhill than uphill but God didn't ask us to take the easy way. He asks us to run the race, resist our adversary and press on toward the prize.

If you feel like you're at the end of you're rope, tie a knot in it and HANG ON~